Gaiter-drying apparatus.



E. M. TRINKS.

GAIIER DRYING APPARATUS.

APPLICATRON FILED OCT- 5. 1911.

1,298,423, Patented Mar. 25,1919.

y (siif im W'TNESSES INVENTOR EDITH MABEL TRINKS, 0F PITTSBURGH,PENNSYLVANIA.

GAITEB -DRYING' APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 25, 1919.

Application filed October 5, 1917. Serial No. 194,948.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EDITH MABEL TRINKS, acitizen of the United States, residin in Pittsburgh, in the county ofAllegheny, tate of Pennsylvania, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Gaiter-Drying Apparatus, of which improvements thefollowing is a specification.

The purpose of the herein described invention is an apparatus for thedrying of washed gaiters without perceptible shrinka e.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification FigureI is a side elevation of my gaiter drying apparatus and Fig. II is anend elevation of the same, Fig. III is a horizontal section through thedrying block on line AA, and Fig. IV is a horizontal section through thedrying block on line BB. In these illustrations 1 is a drying blockpreferably made of wood, fiber or other non corrosive material. 2 is agaiter, buttoned and strapped on the block 1. 3 and 4 are resilientstraps of rubber, cloth covered rubber or other resilient non corrosivematerial. 5 are tacks or screws fastening the resilient straps to theblock, 6 are clips fastened to the ends of the resilient straps andadapted to firmly grasp the buttoned end of the gaiter at its extremeends and midway between these ends and the arch strap 2 forming part ofthe gaiter 2.

I have tried the gaiter drying block without the straps 3 and 4 andwithout the clips 6; in fact I claim such a drying block without theparts 3, 4, 5, and 6 as parts of my invention. However, the block inthis simple shape is not entirely satisfactory, because the gaiter has achance to creep up on the inclined portions of the drying block and toshrink in that direction.

The edges of the block are preferably rounded as shown in Fig. III, downto the place where the gaiter stops. Below that section they arepreferably made sharpcornered as shown in Fig. 4, for the purpose ofoffering a better bearing surface to the resilient straps. Depressionsare preferably made in the block 1 under the clips 6 to accommodatethem. The blocks 1 are to be made in different sizes to fit marketablesizes of gaiters.

The resilient straps 3 and 4 need not necessarily be fastened to thedryin block 1, but may be separate or detached. Tlaving them separatedoes not evade my invention, but I prefer to have them attached forpractical reasons, namely that the straps are apt to be mislaid and lostif separate or detached.

What I claim as new and for which I desire Letters Patent is this.

A non yielding flat form of the outline of a gaiter lying fiat, anelastic, non corrosive strap extending around the bottom of the formfrom one tip of the gaiter to the other, said strap'carrying clasps atits ends adapted to grip the gaiter and hold it in position whiledrying.

EDITH MABEL TRINKS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). G.

